A water soluble azo dye modified β-cyclodextrin polymer 4 was synthesized and used as a chemosensor for the detection of chlorinated phenols, model chlorinated by-products (CBPs) of water treatment for drinking purposes. The characterization of the intermediates and the azo dye modified β-CD polymer was done by UV/Vis Spectrophotometry, FT-IR and (1)H-NMR spectroscopies. The chlorophenols were ...

The concentrations and removal efficiencies of various kinds of micropollutants were investigated and the relationships between the input sources of industrial wastewater and occurrence patterns of each micropollutant were identified at nine on-site industrial wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The distribution pattern of each compound varied according to the WWTP type and several micropollut...

Adjusting the pH of water samples before performing solid-phase microextraction (SPME) analysis can be used to selectively extract organic acids (at pH 2) and bases (at pH 12). Sorption behavior of test organics is predictable based on the acid dissociation constant in water. In general, polyacrylate (PA) and Carbowax-divinylbenzene (CW-DVB) show substantially higher fiber/water sorption coeffi...

A number of commercial compounds having chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbon structures are used extensively for medical(3), industrial(4) and agricultural(5) purposes. Quantities of certain parent chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons and metabolites have been repeatedly detected as residues in the food supply and tissues of birds, fish, and mammals(6-9) including man(10). Chlor-inated diphenyl-p-diox...